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Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly
Spring 2002 Volume 98 Issue 2

Popular Culture: Vassar Steals the Spotlight

Marilyn Monroe and Groucho Marx did it, and so did an animated Lisa Simpson: talked up Vassar on-screen. They’re not alone — film and television mentions of Vassar are, in fact, ubiquitous.

Treasured Maps: Rosalind Howe '28

In a late October day in 1978, Rosalind Howe sat down with a journalist to discuss her life and career as an artist and architectural cartographer. When asked about her artistic calling, she gave a revealing response: "Essentially I’m a recorder," she stated. "I want to preserve places on paper."

The Classroom Inside: Green Haven Prison

The maximum-security prison in Stormville, New York, is only a 30-minute drive from Vassar, but it might as well be on another planet.
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      • Popular Culture
        Marilyn Monroe and Groucho Marx did it, and so did an animated Lisa Simpson: talked up Vassar on-screen. They’re not alone — film and television mentions of Vassar are, in fact, ubiquitous.
      • Treasured Maps
        In a late October day in 1978, Rosalind Howe sat down with a journalist to discuss her life and career as an artist and architectural cartographer. When asked about her artistic calling, she gave a revealing response: "Essentially I’m a recorder," she stated. "I want to preserve places on paper."
      • The Classroom Inside
        The maximum-security prison in Stormville, New York, is only a 30-minute drive from Vassar, but it might as well be on another planet.

        • First Words

        • Letters

        • Vassar Today

          • Matthew's Mug
          • Curious Times
          • Fall Sports Wrap-Up
          • Standing Out from the Crowd
          • Horse Race, Vassar, and a Rhinoceros
          • New Community Campaign Worked

        • Beyond Vassar

          • Returning to the Catskills
          • Surviving Vassar
          • Gay Pride and Openness
          • Music and Books
          • Evils in Advertising

        • Vassar Yesterday

        • Connecting

          • AAVC Board Election 2002
          • Sons and Daughters Program
          • New Addition to AAVC Staff

        • Class Notes & Profiles

          • Vassar '38
          • On the Road Again
          • Ex-Pat Wows London
          • Puppy Love
          • Raymond Ave. to Sixth Ave.

        • The Last Page

        • Online Additions

          • Living the Revolution
          • Vassar in Popular Culture
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